glass sphere pics pt.2

[brucemir]

Here is my second attempt (out of five so far) to photograph my very large glass sphere (6") with lasers. For many of them I was trying to get come nice patterns that were distorted when the glass sphere was placed in front of the beams. I eventually added some diffraction gratings, and lastly use either 2 or 3 405nms to get the nice green beams inside the sphere. Enjoy.

 

[BowtieGuy]

More nice beam bending, Bruce!:beer: Nice to see that last pic showing your set up.
BTW - Can you tell fortunes with that crystal ball when you're not lasing it?

 

[TheGreaterWatt]

Some of the photos make it seem as if the sphere has a mirror finish instead of being a clear sphere.

Very cool!

 

[Pman]

What does your wife think of all this?

 

[brucemir]

Hey Pman,
The wife does not have a problem with me spending time doing my laser photography, or "normal" photography which I also enjoy just as much.